Adjustable bed.



J. H. HENDRICK.

ADJUSTABLE BED.

I APPLICATION FILED OCT. 10, 1914. 1,156,359. Patented 0015.12, 1915.

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WITNESSES:

J. H. HENDRICK.

ADJUSTABLE BED.

APPLXCATION FILED OCT. 10, 1914.

1,156,359. Patented 0ct.12, 1915.

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ADJUSTABLE BED.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jor-INH. HENDRIGK, a citizenof the United States, residing at Denver, iii-the county of Denverand State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Beds, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful adjustable bed, and its object is to mount a bed in such arelation to the window of a sleeping chamber, that it may be used either within the chamber or just outside the window, the occupant of the bed deriving in the latter case the sanitary effects of out-door sleeping.

Another object is toso arrange my novel bed that it may when not in use, be disposed in an upright positionadjacent to the window withinthe sleeping chamber.

A further objectis'to correlate with the bed a mechanism that will minimize the amount of exertion necessary to shift the bed from one of its several positions to another.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described,

that will be strong, durable, efficient and simple and comparatively inexpensive to produce, also one in which the several parts will not be likely to get out of working order.

With the above and other objects in View, the invention has relation to certain novel features of construction and operation, an example of. which is described in-the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,wherein:

Figure l is a view showing the bed in the upright position which it occupies when not in use. Fig. 2 is an exterior view of, the window withwhich my novel bed is correlated, showing the screened sleeping compartment provided just outside of the window. 3 is a view showing in side elevation the bed adjusted for use within the sleeping chamber, the window being shown in section.

Fig. 4 shows in side'elevation the bed shifted into the exterior sleeping compartment,- the window being again shown in section. 1 Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view showing in sideelevation the position occupied by the bed when shifted midway between its interior and exterior positions ofuse. Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view taken upon the line a-a of. Fig. l, the pivotal connections between the bed and its swinging supports being-shown.

Specification'of Ilietters Patent.

ployed to maintain the bed upright. Fig. 10

is a detail vertical section on ee of Fig. 7 showing a certain push button mechanism "used in conjunction with my bed. Fig. ll'is a detail vertical section on "f of Fig. 7

showing another push button mechanism.

Referring now more particularly to the draw ngs, wherein like reference characters designate similar parts in all the figures, the

numeral'l denotes the frame of a sleeping chamber window, and the sliding sashes of said windows are indicated at 2.

of the window being extended to the upper Patented Oct. 12, 1915.. Application filed October 10, 1914. Serial No. 866,053

portion thereof from the floor. One wall of each of said casings is mirrored and is hinged as shown at 4, forming a door giving access to the casing interior. At a" level slightly above the sill of said window, a

bench 5 is permanently mounted between the casing 3, to support either an extremity of a bed 6 or the entire bed, depending upon the adjustment of the latter. The bed 6 is adapted to occupy either of three positions, which are respectively illustrated in Figs. l, 3 and 4t. In Fig. l the bed is shown standing on end upon the bench 5, fitting between the casings 1. When the bed is not in use it'will preferably be adjusted to this position, in which it is out of the way and permits the sleeping chamber to be used as a sitting room. A large mirror 7 mounted in the bottom face of the bed w ll be found useful when the bed occupies the position illustrated in Fig. 1.

When the bed is horizontally disposed within the sleeping chamber, as shown in Fig. 3, it rests at one extremity upon the bench 5 while its other end is supported by a pair 'of legs 8. lVhen these legs are not in use they are adjusted as shown in Fig. :8, extending toward each other contiguous with the correlated end face of the bed, the adjacent ends'of the legs being engagedwith eachother by afhook and eye fastening 9.

In order that the legs may be shifted from i their position ofuse to the position shownin- *F 8, pivot pins lOareIemployed to mount the legs upon the bed. As shown in F igr 3 the bed is adjusted for use within tll e l i ing chamber. In the third position, illus trated in Fig. 4i, the greater portion of the bed is exterior to the sleeping chamber, supported ina manner hereinafter described.

In thisposition, one end of the bed projects through the window into the sleeping chamher where it rests upon the bench5. A per- .son using the bed in this, adjustment derives the Sanitary benefits of outdoor sleeping and avoidsthe close or heated atmosphere of the sleeping chamber.

The means provided to assessmeingthe bed between its various positions of adjustment will now be described. Adjacent to each side of the bed there is pro-.

vided an arm: 11, oneend of which." has pivotal connection with the correlated side ofthe bed .at thecenter thereof. The other ends of the arms 11 are respectively hung on tubular pivot members 12, mounted in theopposing walls of the casing 3', just above'the bench 5. The arms 11 swingingly support-the bedwhile the same is. being manually shifted from' its interior to its exterior position of use or vice versa. While thebed is being so sliifted,'it is manually maintained, substantially horizontal, its motion being gradual-lyupward to the interthe latter need be only slight. said weightsiwill pull back upon the bed when it is undergoing downward displacemediate position shown in Fig. 5 and then The arms 11 are so proportioned drawings.

In order to decrease the amount of manual exertion required to move thebed from one of its positions-t0 another. counter-balancing weights .13 "are employed,

.thes-e weights being respectively suspended Within the casing 8, within which they may workup and down. Theweight cords 14 are carried over pulleys 15 as they pass through suitable orifices in the opposing walls of the casings 3,.and are thenrespec tively' extended to the pivot screws l6 by Y which the arms 11 are connected to the bed. \Vhilefthe bed is being upwardlydisplaced in-adjustment between any of its three positions, the pull of the weights 13. will so supplement-the manually exerted force that Similarly ment, during adjustment, so that. a slight ",pl1ysica1. efiort' will besullicient'tov control its motion- In shifting the bed non-use (see Fig. 1) orvice versa, it is desired to swing the 'bed'about an axis pass- Ling through the extremity resting upon the f bench 5. This axis is established inacoincidencewith the axis of the pivot 'members described.

v v V from'its position for interior use (see Fig. 3) to its positionjof The exterior sleeping compartment 12,; by slightly shifting rods 17 extending within said members 12, so that the ends passes through the correlated casing 3 and carriesja push button 19 exterior to said casing which when pressed actuates the rod into the correlated, socket l8. To disengage said. rods fromthe sockets 18, they are respectively correlated within the casing 3 with intermediately pivoted levers 20, each having one end pivotally engaging. the cor- 'related'rod lflwhile its other end pivotally engages a short rod 21, extending exterior to the casing and carrying a button 22. A

slight pressure exerted upon either button 7 22 suffices to disengagethecorrelated rod 17 from its socket 18' (see Fig. 10).. That extremity ofthe bed in which the sockets" 18 are formed has its lower edge rounded as. indicated fill-23, so that'contact of saidedge with thebench 5. will not prevent the bed from being swung about an axis established by the rods 17. 1

In order to securely hold th bed adjusted in any of its three 'positions,.there are employed locking mechanisms, which will now be described. Closely adjacentto each rod 17, a parallel rod 2st, passes through each casing 3, and in one limiting position of sliding displacement is adapted to enter one of two sockets 25 formed in the adjacent arm casing and is associated with a centrally piv' oted lever 27 and auxiliarypush rod 28 similar to the members" 20 and 21 already Pressure upon the buttons 26 105 serves to engage the rods 24: each inone of the sockets 25, provided the bed is adjusted in one of its two positions of use. When the arms 11 are thus engaged with theorismounted upon that end of the bed which is uppermost. when the bed is upright and 11, as is's'een in Fig. 11. Each rod 240211- ing 3 at point-s other than those establishj in'g pivotal connection between the arms and casings, "obviously the arms are locked in a rigid relation with the casing, so. that c the bed may not be shifted. To lock the bed in its: upright position, a rock-shaft 29 is maintain the hooks 30 engaged with the eye- 7 bolts 31'when the bed-is upright. A

V V which receives the bed when adjusted as shown in Fig. 4 will now be described. The frainework of this 1 compartment comprises two'- ..similar-upper and (lower Ll shaped members 33, the corners of which are rigidly connected by vertical members 34. The free ends of the members 33 respectively carry hooks 35, which engage brackets 36 secured to the window casing. Walls are formed on three sides of the compartment by foraminous fabrics 37, preferably of screen wire which extends between the two members 33. A pair of cross bars 38'extending rigidly between the parallel portions of the lower member 33 supportthe outer portion of the bed when the same is extended into the sleeping compartment. From the outer end of the upper member 33, a pair of chains 39 extend at an inclination to the upper portionof the window casing, being secured to each side thereof. The compartment is completed by an ordinaryawning 40 having the usual side curtains 41.

All the advantages of a screened sleeping porch are afiorded by the above-described invention at an expense much less than is ordinarily involved in building such a porch.

The invention is presented as including all such modifications and changes as properly come within the scope of the following claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a device of the character described,

the combination with a bed adjustable through a window between two positions of use respectively interior and exterior to a sleeping chamber, of a pair of vertically elongated casings disposed respectively at each side of the window within the sleeping chamber, a bench extending between said casings substantially at the level of the window sill, said bench supporting one end of the bed in either specified position and also in a third upright position, and weightsarranged within the two casings to counterbalance the bed when the, same is being elevated or lowered.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a bed adjustable through a window between two positions of use respectively interior andexterior to a sleeping chamber, of a benchmounted adjacent to the sill of said window and substantially ona level with said sill, said bench supporting one extremity of the bed in either of its specified positions and supporting the entire bed in a third upright position, andmeans engaging the bed to maintain it in its upright position.

' 3. In a device of the character described,

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents the combination with a bed, adjustable through a window between two positions of use respectively interior and exterior to a' sleeping chamber, of a pair of swinging arms correlated with the bed at each side of the same, each having one of its extremities pivotally engaging one side of the bed and having its other end pivotally mounted adjacent to the lower portion of the window frame, and casings arranged adjacent to the window frame and pivotally supporting said arms.

4:- In a device of the character described,

the combination with a bed adjustable through a window between two positions of use respectively interior and exterior of a sleeping chamber, of a pair of arms disposed at each side of the bed, supporting the same while being adjusted, and a sleeping compartment outside of the window inclosing the bed in its exterior position, said arms and bed arranged to swing through the window frame and sleeping compartment in adaptable to a position upright upon said bench, a pair of arms correlated with the bed at each side of the same, each having one of its extremities pivotally engaging one of said casings just above said bench, and having its other end pivotally engaging the adjacent side of the bed midway between the ends of the same, weights arranged within said casings to counter-balance the bed, means for locking said arms in either of their two horizontal positions,

and means for engaging the extremities ofsaidarms which are pivotally mounted on the casing, with the adjacent extremity of the bed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

, JOHN H. HENDRICK; Witnesses:

ALBERT L. VOGL, Gno. A. CnAsn.

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